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General Motors Aerotrain

Aerotrain No. 3 at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation

The LWT12, what stood for “Lightweight Train, 1,200 hp” , was a locomotive designed by EMD for hauling special, lightweight coaches. The idea was that a light train only required less engine power. Essentially, the LW...

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Variant Standard
Built 1955
Manufacturers Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement TZX-2 tk
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass
Top speed 134 km/h
Power
Engine EMD 12-567C

General

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Built 1955
Manufacturers Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement B-1+11+...+11
Gauge 1,435 mm

Power plant

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Engine EMD 12-567C
Engine type V12 diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 895 kW (1,217 PS)
Top speed 134 km/h
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